Bay Current

When you think of Bay Area sports, you probably think about the Golden State Warriors, the San Francisco Giants, or the San Francisco 49ers, but you probably don’t think of rugby.

Well, the Golden State Retrievers are here to change that.

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio’s Mary Hughes and Vivian Bossieux-Skinner found out how to make it in the world of rugby by hitting the field during tryouts and sending one of our own onto the pitch.

KCBS Radio insider Phil Matier breaks down the latest scandal to befall the Oakland Police Department.  And Phil provides a history lesson that suggests O.P.D. is far from solving a series of problems that date back more than 20 years.

The serial killer dubbed "The Doodler" remains at large 49 years after his first murder on January 27, 1974, but police have released a new sketch of the suspect and upped the reward.

KCBS Radio reporter Kris Ankarlo caught up with Kate Kaliznock, author of The San Francisco Doodler Murders, and the now retired lead investigator of the case.

Working in journalism can bring about a lot of change in a person’s life. From changing radio stations or publications, changing where you live for your job, to even changing the kind of stories you’re interested in covering. 

But for reporters like Raquel Maria Dillon, there is one thing that remains constant. Her love of breaking news.

In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio's multimedia producer Sydney Fishman sits down with Dillon to talk about her career thus far.

The series of treacherous New Year's storms that barreled over Northern California and wreaked havoc across the Bay created a massive sinkhole at the entrance of the Oakland Zoo, a place of respite and a source of joy for families and kids on field trips from across the Bay Area.

Now, the zoo’s original reopening date has been pushed back to February. 

KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera caught up with KCBS Radio reporter Matt Bigler to talk about the impact of the zoo’s closure and to find out what’s being done to make it safer for the future.

Dianne Feinstein has held her seat representing California in the U.S. Senate since 1992.  The 90-year-old is up for re-election in 2024 and the jockeying among Democrats to run in her place is well underway. KCBS Radio Politics Reporter Doug Sovern looks at the four likely contenders.

After two weeks of torrential rains, atmospheric rivers and bomb cyclones wreaking havoc on California’s infrastructure and claiming human lives, late Sunday night, President Biden declared that an emergency does exist in the state of California.

But what does that declaration mean for the state? And what are some ways we can prepare for similar climate emergencies in the future?

To get some answers, KCBS Radio's Mallory Somera spoke with Frances Edwards, Deputy Director of the National Transportation Security Center at the Mineta Transportation Institute.

The recent storms and atmospheric river has - once again - put the residents of Guerneville and the surrounding Russian River communities on high alert.  A position they’ve become far too familiar with in recent years.  

The recent storm & heavy rainfalls have reminded so many of us of the many ways we receive and share vital information immediately.  Like it or not, Twitter maintains a vital role during times like major storms, floods, power outages, and earthquakes.

And here in California - for years - Twitter has been a life-saving resource during fire season.  Could the platform's shaky future put these vital resources in jeopardy?

On New Year’s Eve, the Bay Area experienced an intense winter storm that brought about 5.5 inches of rain to San Francisco, making it one of the wettest days in the city’s history.

This week, as we start off the new year and look ahead to 2023, California is in the middle of yet another winter storm, forming from an intense pattern called a “bomb cyclone.” But despite the overwhelming amount of water we are experiencing this week, it’s difficult to tell if the storm will actually have an impact on the ongoing drought or replenish the state’s water reservoirs.

In this episode of “Bay Current," KCBS Radio’s Mallory Somera and Sydney Fishman spoke with Doctor Noah Diffenbaugh, a Kara J Foundation Professor and Kimmelman Family Senior Fellow at Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability.

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